Ichikawa Ebizō – Antique Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Ichikawa Ebizō comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Ichikawa Ebizō
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Ichikawa Ebizō is named as the sitter, and the name belonged to a line of Edo kabuki actors whose bold, exaggerated *aragoto* style made them popular. This narrow hosoban sheet, printed in the urushi-e manner, uses glossy, lacquer-like pigments that give the colors a raised, shining finish. Torii Kiyomasu II, who worked in Edo in the 1720s through the early 1760s, was a leading designer of actor portraits, and prints like this one captured the look of a performer on stage for audiences who could not attend in person.
| Created / published | [between 1736 and 1741] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 30.8 x 14.4 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. Lane: Kiyomasu II fl. 1720s-early 1760s; Torii, HanzaburOo; Catalog: Torii Kiyomasu II, fl. 1720-early 1760s. Nichibunken: Torii Kiyomasu II. 600 is generic name for several Kabuki actors; two have individual NARs that would fit time frame, but not sure if either are right |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hosoban Urushie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 18, p. 41. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Ichikawa, Ebizo--Performances. Actors--Japanese--1730-1740. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,551 × 4,521 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221956 |
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